ChatGPT has been making the tech industry sweat since its rise in popularity last year, and now Amazon is feeling the heat too. According to internal communications from the company as viewed by Insider, an Amazon lawyer has urged employees not to share code with the AI chatbot.
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon Warns Employees to Beware of ChatGPT
There is a bottomless dress-up box filled with things that people look for in a partner. You might prefer someone who is funny or empathetic, I consider myself lucky to have ended up with someone who never had an AJR phase. And I’m sure, out there somewhere, there is a person who wouldn’t want to date anyone who…
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The next time you order something from Uber Eats, you’ll be able to find out what personal information of yours a courier can see at each stage of the delivery process. The View as Delivery Person feature follows a View as Driver function Uber added in 2020. Starting today, Uber Eats users in the US and Canada can access the information from the recent order page and in the app’s privacy center (under the privacy menu on the account tab).
The delivery person will only know an approximate delivery location until they collect the order. Then they’ll typically have access to your first name, initial of your last name and exact delivery location. Uber will provide them with your delivery instructions and notes too. After the order is completed, the courier will once again only see a general delivery location in their app.
Did you know we limit what your delivery person sees about you when they accept your Uber Eats order? We’ve launched a new product so you can see what is shared with a courier when you place an order on the app. US and Canada only. Link in bio for more. pic.twitter.com/RgQ5BXATfQ
— Uber Eats (@UberEats) January 26, 2023
Moreover, the feature will tell you what kinds of details couriers can’t see, such as your phone number, payment details or driver rating. If you order products like alcohol or weed through Uber Eats, you need to prove you’re of legal age by sharing a picture of your ID. Couriers can’t see your ID details after they make the delivery, Uber says.
The idea is to provide users with more peace of mind and transparency, as Zach Singleton, Uber’s head of privacy and equity product, told The Verge. View as Driver was a popular privacy feature among users, according to Singleton, who noted that Uber receives thousands of support tickets from users who are concerned about how much personal information their driver or courier gets, as well as those eager to know more.
Safety is a critical concern for many Uber and Uber Eats users. Singleton added that women are “53 percent more likely to have a concern about the information that delivery people had when something uncomfortable has occurred.”
Source: Engadget – Uber Eats now shows users which of their personal details couriers can see
The ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy of FTX is still trying to claw back the billions of dollars needed to make customers and investors whole. One problem with this lofty goal is the nearly 10 million FTX customers who still had funds on the exchange before its collapse are apparently being lumped in with FTX employees’…
Source: Gizmodo – FTX’s ‘More Than 1 Million Creditors’ Include Netflix, DoorDash, and Airbnb
The OnePlus Pad teaser image. That round camera bump looks just like the OnePlus 11’s. [credit:
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OnePlus is scheduled to launch the OnePlus 11 smartphone internationally on February 7, but it looks like a big surprise is coming along with that event: OnePlus’ first tablet. On the event teaser page for the US, a new banner image features the upcoming phone and earbuds sitting on a big tablet. On the event’s Indian page, there’s even a new tab for the “OnePlus Pad” and an extra picture.
In the official pictures, we can see a big round camera bump, which looks just like the one on the OnePlus 11. If you zoom in, you can see there’s a single camera lens and an LED flash, but cameras aren’t that important on tablets. It’s also very green. The other picture shows the sides of the tablet, which appear to be flat aluminum. There’s even a big, flat oval on the side of the tablet, which usually signifies a side fingerprint sensor.
We have more than OnePlus’ teaser images to look at, though. Just before OnePlus posted the official teaser, OnLeaks (aka Steve Hemmerstoffer) and MySmartPrice released renders, and while OnLeaks has a great track record, we don’t even have to guess here—these images have already been proven accurate by OnePlus’ teaser. The accompanying report says to expect an 11.6-inch display and a metal unibody chassis.
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Source: Ars Technica – Get your first look at the OnePlus Pad, OnePlus’ first tablet
A OnePlus tablet is on the way. A new official image of the upcoming OnePlus Pad surfaced, showing a “Halo Green” color and an unconventional camera placement. The tablet will reportedly launch alongside the OnePlus 11 5G and Buds Pro 2 at a February 7th event.
The lone image, posted on OnePlus’ official India website, reveals a green finish with a centered rear camera. It’s reportedly an aluminum alloy body with a cambered (gently sloped like older iPads) frame. In some impressively flowery marketing copy, OnePlus toldTechRadar the green hue “blends the vibrancy of life with the vastness of space.” Unfortunately, we don’t yet know about other color options, full specs or pricing.
You can better see the tablet’s narrow bezels and centered front camera after adjusting the image’s levels:
This year may be a renaissance for Android tablets. In addition to OnePlus’ upcoming slate, Google teased its Pixel Tablet at two 2022 events. The device, arriving sometime this year, will attach to a speaker base while running the Tensor G2 chip from its latest flagship phones. It will follow the ill-fated Pixel Slate, which Google discontinued in 2020 after only two years. The consumer tablet market is dominated by Apple’s iPad, with Samsung and Amazon offering the most popular Android-running alternatives.
Source: Engadget – OnePlus teases its first tablet ahead of next month’s official reveal
Veterinarians have conducted the sort of research that most anyone on the internet would sign up for: Watching over a hundred videos of cats hanging out with other cats. The lessons learned from their marathon viewing may help owners better identify when their cats are playfully tussling or about to get into a serious…
Source: Gizmodo – Scientists Watched Hours of Cat Videos to Learn Something New About Kitty Behavior
I’m here today to tell you about all the new stuff coming to HBO Max in February 2023, but I’m not super enthused about it, to be frank. The list below is fine—on Feb. 7 alone, the streamer adds two Oscar-nominated films in All That Breathes and Empire of Light, and there’s a new Harley Quinn Valentine’s Day special…
Source: LifeHacker – What’s New on HBO Max in February 2023
The “not like Left 4 Dead” undead fighting thriller Redfall, by Arkane Austin and Bethesda Softworks, has a new trailer we are very excited about. We now know when we’ll get to visit the fictional island village of Redfall, Massachussettes, as well as a whole slew of gameplay details.
During the extensive ten-minute trailer, Arkane’s Creative
Source: Hot Hardware – Redfall Release Date Revealed For Xbox, PC And Game Pass, Here’s New Gameplay Footage
The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation’s leading computer science schools, said on Thursday that it was starting a large-scale, low-cost online Master of Science degree program in artificial intelligence. From a report: The first of its kind among elite computing schools, the new program could help swiftly expand the A.I. work force in the United States as tech giants like Microsoft rush to invest billions in the field.
The university announced the initiative amid a clamor over new technology powered by artificial intelligence that can generate humanlike art and texts. And while some of the technology industry’s biggest companies are laying off workers after years of rapid growth, hiring in A.I. is expected to stay strong. University officials said they planned to train thousands of graduate students in sought-after skills like machine learning, for a tuition of about $10,000, starting in the spring of 2024. School officials said the cost was intended to make A.I. education more affordable. By contrast, Johns Hopkins University offers an online M.S. degree in artificial intelligence for more than $45,000.
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Source: Slashdot – University of Texas Will Offer Large-Scale Online Master’s Degree in AI
MAINGEAR MG-1 Gaming Desktop: Starting At $1499 The Maingear MG-1 is the fastest pre-built gaming PC we’ve ever tested. It also makes for a solid workstation, and it’s not hard to look at, either. Excellent Performance Massive Room For Expansion Attractive And Customizable Impressive Build Quality High-Quality Components Excellent Warranty…
Source: Hot Hardware – Maingear MG-1 Review: A Mighty, Beautiful Boutique Gaming PC
There’s been a slight change to Lucy’s already-impressive itinerary. The NASA spacecraft, currently en route to visit Jupiter’s mysterious Trojan asteroids, will fly past a tiny main belt asteroid in order to test an innovative tracking system.
Source: Gizmodo – NASA’s Lucy Probe to Visit Bonus Asteroid This Year
Ubuntu Pro is only available for Ubuntu LTS releases and promises up to 10 years of security updates and access to exclusive tools.
The post Canonical Announces General Availability of Ubuntu Pro appeared first on Linux Today.
Source: Linux Today – Canonical Announces General Availability of Ubuntu Pro
Intel open-source engineers continue to be quite busy in bringing up the Linux support for Emerald Rapids as the successor to Sapphire Rapids and then as well for Granite Rapids as the Xeon Scalable processors following that. With the i10nm EDAC changes queued up ahead of Linux 6.3, there is support through Granite Rapids as well as confirming Granite Rapids supporting up to 12 channel DDR5 system memory…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 6.3 EDAC Prepares For Intel Granite Rapids With Up To 12 DDR5 Memory Channels
Enamored with the low-poly aesthetic of Minecraft’s blocky worlds? Wish your life was more like a pixelated 8-bit video game? Voxart is a new building toy that can also be used to create retro-style art pieces for those ready to shun modern conveniences like anti-aliasing and finally ban curved surfaces from their…
Source: Gizmodo – You Can Minecraft Your Life With These Pixelated Building Toys
The balance of power in the DC Universe is about to change. We’re, of course, talking about new heads of the DC Films division, James Gunn and Peter Safran, the latter of whom produced the long-awaited Shazam sequel, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, which has a new trailer out today. What, did you think we were talking about…
Source: Gizmodo – The New Shazam: Fury of the Gods Trailer Is Bursting With Fury and Gods
Admit it: Your photos app is a mess. Sure, it’s full of fabulous memories from years of hangouts, travel, and ordinary life. It’s also full of useless screenshots, duplicate photos, and embarrassing snapshots that inspire us to wonder, “what was I thinking?” Whether you have an iPhone or an Android with a bloated…
Source: LifeHacker – The Easy Way to Gradually Clean Your Cluttered Camera Roll
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of the Red Planet’s surface that resembles that of a bear’s face. The image was taken with the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Since arriving in Mars’ orbit in 2006, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured more than a few
Source: Hot Hardware – NASA Looked At Mars And Was Shocked To Find The Face Of A Bear Staring Back
When Silicon Valley investor and Axon board member Hadi Partovi strutted onstage to address a packed crowd at this week’s TASERCON event, he did it to put to rest a nagging critique often levied at the policing tech company’s top executives. If the so-called “non-lethal” electric-shock weapons, Axon’s patented Tasers,…
Source: Gizmodo – Axon Board Member Volunteers for Tasing Weeks After LAPD Tased Unarmed Black Man Who Died Hours Later
The union-oriented Twitter account Daily Union Elections asked the world in a recent tweet, “Union folks, what is the best grievance/[Unfair Labor Practice] that you’ve ever won?” And the world responded in kind. As a proud union girl myself, I thought a few stories stood out, but one came up above the rest—a worker…
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